Cats

[lizkat]

Mine disappoint me that way. I can have one of them fired up chasing a laser pointer, but as soon as I put it on his brother, he just stops and looks at me. I mean just once I want him to pounce on his brother.

His bro may have gotten some good licks in some other time when you weren't watching!

 

[Nycturne]

Since I’m new to the thread, I figured I should share the glow-up pics of our feline friend. First was from the night we brought her home 4 years ago, and the second is from this last summer. Went from 7.5 lbs to 12.5 lbs. The shelter we adopted her from didn’t know if she was a short hair or not. Turns out she needs both a restricted diet to manage IBD, and medication for lung issues, but she‘s still a very affectionate, playful, and intelligent cat after what’s she’s been through.

 

[Runs For Fun]

Since I’m new to the thread, I figured I should share the glow-up pics of our feline friend. First was from the night we brought her home 4 years ago, and the second is from this last summer. Went from 7.5 lbs to 12.5 lbs. The shelter we adopted her from didn’t know if she was a short hair or not. Turns out she needs both a restricted diet to manage IBD, and medication for lung issues, but she‘s still a very affectionate, playful, and intelligent cat after what’s she’s been through.

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She's beautiful!

 

[Herdfan]

His bro may have gotten some good licks in some other time when you weren't watching!

Well you're half right. I can't see them because the lights are off when they decided to have a wrestling match at 2am.

The one saving grace is that Coco is afraid of the ceiling fan. He runs under the bed as soon as it comes on, so all I have to do is reach over and turn it on and the chaos stops.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Since I’m new to the thread, I figured I should share the glow-up pics of our feline friend. First was from the night we brought her home 4 years ago, and the second is from this last summer. Went from 7.5 lbs to 12.5 lbs. The shelter we adopted her from didn’t know if she was a short hair or not. Turns out she needs both a restricted diet to manage IBD, and medication for lung issues, but she‘s still a very affectionate, playful, and intelligent cat after what’s she’s been through.

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Gorgeous cat.

 

[Runs For Fun]

I don’t really go out to drink but I’d totally go for the cats!
https://www.twitter.com/i/web/status/1470211845378260995/

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Well our kitten decided to take a walk across the back of the armchair I was sitting in last night. When cats miss their footing and start to fall, they grab the nearest objects possible with protruding claws. Unfortunately my forehead was one of these convenient grabbling points and I currently have a 6” scratch from my forehead and across the top of my head.

Obviously my wife was deeply concerned by the cats impact on our lounge floor whilst I checked my scalp was still intact! Other than that the kitten is fantastic.

 

[DT]

Hahaha, she's been wrecking the manger scene, and that's like 90-something years old (from Wife's family, some great-great person ...)

 

[DT]

And after we yelled at her to stop terrorizing the wise men (the lights made a neat effect on the pic):

The Grinches thought it was hysterical ...

 

[Herdfan]

Hahaha, she's been wrecking the manger scene, and that's like 90-something years old (from Wife's family, some great-great person ...)



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With your avatar, that needs to be a squirrel.

 

[Yoused]

Has anyone tried to protect their tree by putting a cucumber under it?

 

[Herdfan]

Has anyone tried to protect their tree by putting a cucumber under it?

There is a hidden pickle in it somewhere. Does that count?

 

[chengengaun]

Has anyone tried to protect their tree by putting a cucumber under it?

You are supposed to sneakily serve the cucumber behind the cat to have the desired effect, isn’t it?

I wonder if that might place the tree in greater danger though…

 

[lizkat]

Those cat v cucumber videos are funny as hell, but my one indoor-outdoor cat that brought me a live grass snake one night was evidently not the least bit afraid of cucumbers (in theory, snakes?) or summer squash etc. She was also the cat that caused me to settle during winter holidays for little white lights in my kitchen windows as a substitute for anything remotely resembling a Christmas tree. She had kept climbing the thing two years in a row to see if there were any birds or squirrels up there, and caused me to have to guy-wire the damn tree to the tops of the window trim on two walls of the living room... I finally settled for an antique fake tree about a foot tall that I kept in my sewing studio. I shoulda named that cat Grinch!

 

[Renzatic]

Here's another one of my dork ass cats, recently converted to being an inside animal. Now, only Pete and Cappy roam the yard, and he's too scared of his mom to try and harass her like he did his sisters.

 

[Herdfan]

At the moment, we have 3 pretty unhappy felines. The boys are just generally unhappy when people are in their house. Gismo will come out on occasion after he figures out the people aren't leaving, but Coco will remain hidden away until they all leave. We finally coaxed him out from under the bed with treats.

But the most docile cat we have is my daughter's Ragdoll. She is so laid back that when she let out what sounded like a cougar growl at my B-I-L's dog, we figured it was time to put her back in her room.

 

[Yoused]

 

[chengengaun]

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He forgot to squish that cat...

 

[lizkat]

I'm one of those critters with a birthday near the winter holidays, so the cards have started to land in my mailbox already. I'm partial to this one, of course, since I wouldn't mind doing the four-year-old gig again. I know I had a blast even the first time around!

 

[Renzatic]

He forgot to squish that cat...

I learned something new today!

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIZ!